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Ettore Messina or John Stockton?

jazzfan1971

jazzfan1971

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I can't believe this is even a question in my mind. I'm a HUGE Stockton fan. I have a son named Stockton. He's just one of my personal heroes.

But, I can't shake the notion that I'd take Messina over him for head coach.

I guess I just don't have enough faith in Stockton to be a coach. Or maybe I have too much faith in Messina.


Most likely they are just talking to Stockon as a courtesy anyway and it's a moot question. Heck, maybe they hire Boylen just to troll their fanbase. Who really knows. I just find it odd that I'd probably take Messina over Stockton.

Anyone else feel this way? Like a traitor...
 
How about Messina as head coach, Stockton as assistant? Makes sense since Stockton hasn't coached at all outside of his sons junior jazz leagues (or whatever they're called in spokane)
 
Stockton. All day, erry day. Not saying he's the better option, but I'm a big-time disciple of #12. Favorite pro athlete of all time. I'd be jazzed (see what I did there?) to see him on the sidelines.
 
Yeah, I like Messina a lot. He has more coaching experience than Stockton. And Stockton's not gonna agree to coach the Jazz anyway. I don't know how Messina will feel about coaching them so hope is alive.
 
Please don't merge this. I hate wading through a 300+ post thread to check for updates. That one thread already has more views than almost every other single thread on the first page combined. Why do we need to keep all coaching stuff in one thread when there isn't much else to talk about right now besides the draft (which is confined to one thread too).

Please post new threads with new developments.

Sincerely,

Someone who doesn't like keeping up to date with one giant stickied 310 post thread.
 
Mr. McGibblets said:
Please don't merge this. I hate wading through a 300+ post thread to check for updates. That one thread already has more views than almost every other single thread on the first page combined. Why do we need to keep all coaching stuff in one thread when there isn't much else to talk about right now besides the draft (which is confined to one thread too).

Please post new threads with new developments.

Sincerely,

Someone who doesn't like keeping up to date with one giant stickied 310 post thread.
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jazzfan1971 said:
I can't believe this is even a question in my mind. I'm a HUGE Stockton fan. I have a son named Stockton. He's just one of my personal heroes.

But, I can't shake the notion that I'd take Messina over him for head coach.

I guess I just don't have enough faith in Stockton to be a coach. Or maybe I have too much faith in Messina.


Most likely they are just talking to Stockon as a courtesy anyway and it's a moot question. Heck, maybe they hire Boylen just to troll their fanbase. Who really knows. I just find it odd that I'd probably take Messina over Stockton.

Anyone else feel this way? Like a traitor...
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Wishing for one of the world's greatest coaches over the greatest player in franchise history (but with zero coaching experience) to be our next coach, isn't being a traitor. It's thinking with your head and not with your heart. In the end you just want what's best for the team anyway.
 
sahlensguy said:
Wishing for one of the world's greatest coaches over the greatest player in franchise history (but with zero coaching experience) to be our next coach, isn't being a traitor. It's thinking with your head and not with your heart. In the end you just want what's best for the team anyway.
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Larry Bird had no coaching experience and he did pretty well as a head coach and seems to be doing quite well as a front office type too.
 
John Stockton has zero coaching experience. None.

He's also the hometown here…which means that if he does poorly, which is a pretty good chance, we have to fire him. That tarnishes his reputation in Utah.

John Stockton going to coach here with no experience is a lose-lose situation for him, and for the Jazz.
 
The Idea of Stockton is better than him actually coaching. What happens if he does a bad job? I know I use to enjoy the Milkman Ty Corbin as a player, but he stunk as a coach, and I found myself not liking him. What if the franchise has to fire Stockton? It's better to leave Stockton as the legend and one of the best players ever in franchise history.
 
Biggs said:
The Idea of Stockton is better than him actually coaching. What happens if he does a bad job? I know I use to enjoy the Milkman Ty Corbin as a player, but he stunk as a coach, and I found myself not liking him. What if the franchise has to fire Stockton? It's better to leave Stockton as the legend and one of the best players ever in franchise history.
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No way. He is already cast in bronze outside of the arena. He has potential to be good or even great coach. Who knows, but no one will without taking a chance. A Messina/Stockton combo could work, and it would be tough to say no to.
 
Biggs said:
The Idea of Stockton is better than him actually coaching. What happens if he does a bad job? I know I use to enjoy the Milkman Ty Corbin as a player, but he stunk as a coach, and I found myself not liking him. What if the franchise has to fire Stockton? It's better to leave Stockton as the legend and one of the best players ever in franchise history.
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Agreed. Look how long they had to stick with Ty. Who could fire Stockton? He would basically have the job for as long as he wanted, almost regardless of results.
 
As John Stockton doesn't have a professional coaching record, I'm not convinced we can compare the two.
 
zman1527 said:
Agreed. Look how long they had to stick with Ty. Who could fire Stockton? He would basically have the job for as long as he wanted, almost regardless of results.
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You're probably right that he could have the job as long as he wanted it. But a guy like Stock...if he knew he wasn't doing a good job (and he would know), he'd probably quit. Though I think the chances of getting him to coach at this point in time are slim to none anyway. Bring on Messina.
 
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Larry Bird had no coaching experience and he did pretty well as a head coach and seems to be doing quite well as a front office type too.
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Wasn't Isiah Thomas a coach/GM like that? He turned out to be a failure at both. Magic Johnson is arguably the best PG ever and he failed at coaching back in the day too.
 
Yeah, I would legit poop my pants if we hired a duo of Messina/Stockton a la LogGrad.
 
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